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WTA roundup: Tamara Zidansek rallies in Thailand; rain washes out play in Korea
Tamara Zidansek rallied from a set and a break down, then saved four match points to outlast Nadia Podoroska of Argentina 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin.,The Slovenian needed three hours and 41 minutes to complete the feat, making it the fourth-longest mat...
ATP roundup: Francisco Cerundolo pulls off upset for Team World
Team Europe and Team World split the first two matches on Friday as the Laver Cup opened play in Berlin.,Team World's Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina upset Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 6-4. Cerundolo, ranked No. 31 in the world, won in 97 minutes and fired 16 winners to improve to 4-3 all-time agains...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani makes history as Dodgers clinch playoffs
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.,Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs, three homers, two doubles, two steal...
LIV golfers cleared for U.S. Ryder Cup team, PGA Championship
Players signed to the LIV Golf circuit will be allowed to take part in the PGA Championship and be a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America announced Thursday.,"To ensure the PGA Championship will continue to deliver the strongest field in golf and the U.S. Ryder Cup team will continu...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu reaches Seoul quarterfinals
On her seventh match point, Great Britain's Emma Raducanu ousted No. 8 seed Yuan Yue of China 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Korea Open quarterfinals in Seoul.,Yue fought off five match points in the penultimate game against the former U.S. Open champion and one more in the finale before Raducanu...
ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins opener in Chengdu
Fifth-seeded Adrian Mannarino rallied for a 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-3 win over fellow Frenchman Terence Atmane in the first round of the Chengdu Open on Thursday in China.,Mannarino fired six aces and benefited from nine double faults by his foe to win in 2 hours and 32 minutes.,Eighth-seeded Roman Safiulli...
MLB roundup: Brewers win NL Central, then walk off Phillies
Jake Bauers lined a bases-loaded, walk-off single in the ninth inning, giving Milwaukee a 2-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a three-game series between division leaders after the Brewers clinched the National League Central earlier on Wednesday., ,Rookie Jackson Ch...
Ex-Sooner Josh Heupel, No. 6 Vols head to Norman, face No. 15 Oklahoma
A quarter-century ago, Josh Heupel was one of the centerpieces of Oklahoma's football rebirth.,On Saturday, Heupel will be a piece of another significant milestone when his sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers take on the No. 15 Sooners in Norman, Okla.,Oklahoma will be playing its first league contest...
Rams put two more on IR, but not WR Cooper Kupp
The Los Angeles Rams placed offensive lineman Jonah Jackson and safety John Johnson II on injured reserve Wednesday, but standout wide receiver Cooper Kupp remains on the active roster. ,Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters this week that Kupp will miss an extended period. Either the Rams think...
Rory McIlroy unsure if LIV players should be Ryder Cup captains
Rory McIlroy said players who defected to LIV Golf League likely would have a tough time becoming Ryder Cup captains since they no longer would have strong connections to players in Europe.,As has become a pre-tournament ritual, McIlroy was questioned Wednesday ahead of the BMW PGA Championship at W...
WTA roundup: Laura Siegemund wins marathon in Thailand
Germany's Laura Siegemund entered the record books with her defeat of fifth-seeded Xiyu Wang of China in four hours, nine minutes at the Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Wednesday.,The 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (1) match was the fourth-longest of the Open Era on the WTA Tour. It was the first to surpass the four...
ATP roundup: Taro Daniel, Marin Cilic post opening-round wins in China
Japan's Taro Daniel ousted sixth-seeded Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Chengdu Open in China on Wednesday, snapping his 11-match losing streak.,He last won a match at the Mutua Madrid Open in April. On Wednesday, he had 11 winners and 11 unforced errors, while the Italian struck 2...
MLB roundup: Juan Soto clubs HR No. 40 as Yanks blast M's
Juan Soto hit a milestone home run and Aaron Judge drove in four runs as the New York Yankees pummeled the host Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Tuesday.,Jasson Dominguez also went deep for the Yankees, who extended their lead over the Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East to four games. Yankees r...
Former Sooner Josh Heupel leads No. 6 Vols against No. 15 Oklahoma
A quarter-century ago, Josh Heupel was one of the centerpieces of Oklahoma's football rebirth.,On Saturday, Heupel will be a piece of another significant milestone when his sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers take on the No. 15 Sooners in Norman, Okla.,Oklahoma will be playing its first league contest...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu outlasts Peyton Stearns in Seoul
Britain's Emma Raducanu recorded a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Peyton Stearns in the first round of the Korea Open on Tuesday in Seoul.,Raducanu, who was playing for the first time since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open, opened a 4-1 lead in the first set before ending the session in 74 minu...
MLB roundup: Mets edge Nats in 10th for 11th walk-off win
Starling Marte hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Mets earned a 2-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday.,After Tyrone Taylor was intentionally walked leading off the inning, Francisco Alvarez hit a fly ball to the warning track in right fiel...
WTA roundup: No. 5 seed Marta Kostyuk rolls in Seoul
No. 5 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine opened the Korea Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Monday in Seoul.,Kostyuk overcame 10 double faults by converting six of 14 break points in the 78-minute victory. Her second-round opponent in the WTA 500 event will be Britain's Heat...
MLB roundup: D-backs win wild 10-inning affair with Brewers
Eugenio Suarez smacked a bases-loaded single off the right field wall as the final hero as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-10 in 10 innings in a wild back-and-forth thriller Sunday in the finale of a three-game series in Phoenix.,Milwaukee went ahead 10-8 on a two-run triple b...
WTA roundup: Sonay Kartal collects first WTA Tour title in Tunisia
British qualifier Sonay Kartal captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open Tunisia in Monastir, Tunisia.,It was the first WTA singles final for both Kartal, ranked No. 151 in the world, and Sramkova, No. 136.,Each player converted 5...
NFL roundup: Chiefs edge Bengals on last-second FG
Harrison Butker converted a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Kansas City Chiefs past the visiting Cincinnati Bengals 26-25 on Sunday.,Patrick Mahomes completed 18 of 25 passes for just 151 yards. He tossed two touchdowns, including a 44-yarder to Rashee Rice, but added two interception...